365 



j^gaihosma acerosa Eckl. et Zeylj, cnum* p, 114. 

 ne. 892. 



Hal>. in torriforii Gapeiisis distr* CJAiiwiJJMm, in sabii* 

 losis pr* HcrGulesfontein* EckL et Zeyh.! 



FruUculus raittosissimiis erectus; ramis sparsis confer- 

 tis ereclo-^pattilis vol adsccndenli-crectis, subfastigiafis; ra-* 

 mnlis sparaiB, cn^ctis^ torKibns, pilis perbroTibns tciuiLssime 

 pvbernlis. Folia sparsa, conferta, erecta Tel erecto-patiila, 

 hand imbrteata^ stricta vol snbincurra, tennissimfi puberola, 

 Hnearia, basi in pctloliim, apice in mncronein atlcnnafa, sn- 

 pra raldc coarexa (%t sccii^i niarginem^landntis nniseriatia 

 impressis punctata, ceternm lacrla, opaca, marginibus revo- 

 luta, ut tota pagiua inferior obtccta sit, iudeqtie tercti-g]!- 

 fonnia, sulifus aiilco profdrido ang;usto exarata, 6 — 20 lin. 

 ]oiij!;c'i, vix Ya lin. lata, Pelioli ^3 — 1 liu, longi, plerum- 

 qne erecto-appressi , angiisti, piano -coiirexi, snlipnberuli, 

 pallidi. Flores hi foliornm suinmorum axillis terni — qnini 

 plnresve fasciculati et ob fascicules congestos corjmboso- 

 sabnmbcllati. Folia lloralia reltquis simillimaj tIx breviora. 

 Pedicclli folio florali panio breviores, circiter 6 — 6 lin. long;!, 

 capillartTs, puboniH, infra mcdinin bracteolis diiabnsr alternis 

 niiutitissimis <l«ciduis instrncU. Calt/x lin. loudens, piibcrii- 

 Itis, ad ^f^ quinqnefidus, laciuiin snbinacqtialllinR, orato- 

 laneeolaliSj, aciUis, subcariuatis, marginc submembranaceis 

 plants. uinmilus perigynus dilatatns, cyatbiformis^ germen 

 incIndcRS, subintcg^errirans, extus decomcostatiis, g;]aber. Ptf- 

 tala alba, nnj^iie capillari, calyec diipio longiore, basin ver- 

 sus pilosiiidcnlo; lamina crinoato-oborata, glaberrima, cgian- 

 dtilosa, nugiie vix dnplo bVpviore, Stamina pclalis panlo 

 longiora, glaborrima. Filamenta sterilia iingnes pelalorum 

 »cqnantia ideoqne calyee diiplo longiora, lineari-spathulata, 

 iufcrne atlennata piibesceiui-ciliata, snperne glabra, glan- 

 dnia tcrminAta. Germen tomeiUoso-pabesceus, bl — tricorne. 



